Lindbergh Courage Highlighted In Damaged Flight
In Mexico City Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh and Miss Ann Morrow escaped injury after a perilous two minute flight when a plane borrowed for a romantic excursion suffered a wheel loss. Lindbergh’s wounded shoulder and a damaged airplane marked the close of the risky engagement, yet observers note his swift actions saved both lives.
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Ne Ules
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Eid
Orier
Hexico City
Charles A. Lindher
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Lindbergh
Morrow
Hogan's Reds Reach District 21 Finals
Woonsocket high school Reds coached by John Hazar advanced to the final by defeating Artesian 30 to 13. Hein led Woonsocket with 13 points, Artesian stars Misterek and Ezlinsky stood out, with the title game to follow the consolation final at 8 and the final around 9. The winner and runner-up advance to Region No 6 in Mitchell.
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Woonsocket High School Reds
Artesian
Woonsocket Ted
Hein
Woonsocket
Misterek
eZlinsky
Reds
Weather bulletin for South Dakota coast and plains
Patchy clouds move across South Dakota with a colder trend tonight and Friday. Friday looks fair in eastern and central sections with slightly cooler temperatures and light winds. Overnight lows drop modestly as high pressure builds across the region.
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South Dakota
Wight
Hoover fills cabinet with new members amid speculation
Washington reports Hoover rapidly completing his cabinet with James J. Davis as labor secretary and two surprise picks for commerce and service. Close aides say remaining two slots, including agriculture and other major posts, are still undecided with several names discussed and earlier favorites not yet confirmed.
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Hoover
James J. Davis
Labor
Sevicultura and Commerce
Ore &Trading
Mer. Hoover
Jiomry L. Stimson
New York
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Pennsylvania
Transuis
James W. Good
Town
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Minnesota
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Ohio
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California
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Coolidge
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War Department
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Railroad Brotherhood
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Inbor
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Los Angeles
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Senate
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Ray Lyman Wwhbure
Stanford University
Anton
Mr. Hoover
Wiliam D. Mitchell
Good
Agriculture
Commerce
Oil War Ends as British Access Restored in Russia
Moscow announces a signed contract ending the Soviet British oil war. The deal restores British access to Russian oil fields and provides for large oil purchases, with Royal Dutch Shell listed as managing director.
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Providce
Royal Dutch Shell
House declines bad land change
Washington February 28 declining 10 recent senate amendments to a bill to establish the Bad Lands national monument in South Dakota sent the measure to conference. The bill originally would establish a national park of more than 50 000 acres with 90 percent privately owned lands turned to the federal government without cost. The revised measure would change the area from a park to a monument and allow establishment when a sufficient amount of privately owned land is acquired without cost.
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Washington
Senate
Bad Landa National Monument
South Dakota
Chinese steamer Shunan wrecked on Yangtze river
London dispatches report from Hongkong that the Chinese steamer Shunan was wrecked above Chang on the Yangtze, with about 80 lives lost. The Exchange Telegraph notes the disaster was confirmed in a Hongkong telegraph.
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The
Exchange Telegraph Company
Hongkong
Shunan
Chang
Yangtze
Secretary West Urges Indians Ready For Industrial Roles
Secretary West told the Senate and House Indian Affairs committees that rapid western development creates a demand for Indian labor. He argued assimilation advances as Indians become wage earners and self supporting, removing ward status as they and their children join the body politic. He urged gradual independent participation in the nation’s industrial life.
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Senate
House
Secreary West
State Fair Dates Set For September 9 To 13
Secretary John Fo White announced State Fair dates for this year, setting September 9 to 13 as the fair period. The release notes the schedule was confirmed after a meeting held yesterday, outlining preparations and booth assignments for exhibitors.
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Daftata
John Fo White
Fair Search
Heavy Snowfall Marks Final Winter Flings
February weather in eastern South Dakota ends with three to three and a half inches of fresh snow in Sioux Falls and nearby towns. Temperatures stay mild despite ongoing light snowfall. Davison county purchases a new blade snow plow to keep roads open, operating around the clock if needed.
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Reed
Huron
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Yankton
Mitchell
Davison County
Dandelion Buds Found In Sawdust Signal Spring
Workers at the Huron Ice Company uncovered two dandelion buds in a pile of sawdust while preparing to preserve the summer ice supply. The buds were taken to the company offices and placed sapwater, with expectations they will soon open.
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Huron
Huron Ice Company
Express Company Becomes Railway Owned Agency In Deal
At midnight the America Railroad Express becomes property of the railroads and adopts the name Railway Express Agency Inc. Offices and staff stay, business continues. The deal values the express company at about 30 to 31 million dollars.
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Americsa Railroad Express
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Express
Sharkey Wins In Close Bout With Young Stribling
Jack Sharkey defeated Young Stribling in a ten round Miami Beach bout by decision. Stribling started strong, but Sharkey finished with a steady body attack that wore down the veteran. The 40,000 crowd at Flamingo Park saw a hard fought, mostly colorless contest with a thin margin of victory for Sharkey.
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Alan J. Gould
Associated Press
Miami Beach
Fla
South
Jack Sharkey
Down East
Sharkey
Bestonien
Magnolia
New York
Flamingo Park
Strib
Stribling
Mexicans on Trail of Bandit Murderers
Guanajuato state military commander says troops close on the bandit slayers of American mining engineers J. M. Underwood and G. C. Atesthorpen, with a battle expected within a day. John Barrymore and Dolores Costello return from a South Seas honeymoon aboard the yacht Mariner in Balboa.
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Mexico City
Guanajuato
J. MW. Underwood
G. CO Atesthorpen
Balboa
Panama
John Barrymore
Dolores Costello
South Seas
The
Mariner
John G. Sargent Glad to Return To Small Town
John G. Sargent, the retiring attorney general of the Coolidge era, says he looks forward to returning to Ludlow Vermont after March 4. He plans to practice law, fish and hunt, and pursue his hobby of collecting antiques in a small town setting. He has spent four years in the Coolidge cabinet and prefers rural life.
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Isuing
John G. Sargent
Siling
Coolidge
Sargent
Ludlow
Vermont
South Dakota House Passes Taxation Debate Amid Stalled Rural Credit Plans
In Pierre the House, after a senate joint resolution passed, rejected a rural taxation proposal seen as risky for land under rural credit programs. Debates centered on funding and oversight, with legislators noting the proposal could shape the fate of the current credit system. Other measures struggled or moved forward as committees eyed final action on banking investigations and appropriations for interstate river valley cooperation.
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Fee
Towich
Senate
Whittier
Haakon
The
Bouse
House
Lyon
Minishaba
Davis
Aurora
Datis
Rial Credit Program
Pennington
Bode
Sorenson
South Dakota
Gunderson
Joint Appropriations
Bussouri River
Joint General Ivestigating
Banking Department
Attorney General
Appropriations Committee
Five Dollar An Acre Tree Planting Bounty Adopted
Details of the Izaak Walton league tree planting program set for 1929 include a bounty of five dollars per acre paid by county commissioners for planted forest or fruit trees. The plan requires land designated by U S government survey, an affidavit of trees planted and cultivated, and is to be reported to the next league meeting March 8 with Scouts invited to participate.
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Hurog Izaak Fratton League
C. 5.Beatts
Boy Scout
Huron
Treea
Izaak Walton League
South Dakota
Investigation bill defeated in senate 29 to 15
Pierre Feb 28 The investigating committee bill to probe the state banking department by the attorney general was defeated in the senate. The measure aimed to compel hearings and expose criticisms of the banking system while keeping the governor and state officers accountable. The debate highlighted procedural questions and the scope of oversight. Strong discussion touched on public accountability and political ramifications for elected officials.
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Gleeland
Yankton
Karl W. Schroeder
Associated Press
Pierre. Fel
State Banking Department
Senate
House of Representatives
Taécker
Codington
Tuecker
Taeensr
Gf Batits
Nisbet
Minnetoha
Peter Norbeck
Banking Department
Atkins
Brute
Sather
Roberts
Hawking Department
Man Who Fired First Shot In Civil War Dies
AUSTIN TEXAS FEB 28 Colonel William Stewart Simkins emeritus law UT died yesterday. He was said to have fired the first shot of the Civil War while on sentry duty at Fort Sumter after spotting the Star of the West entering Charleston harbor.
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Texas
William Stewart Simkins
University of Texas
Simking
Carolina Military Academy
Charleston Harbor
Fort Sumpter
Star of the West
Campaign Costs Set At 16 586 115 Dollars in 1940 Race
Washington reports expenditures totaling 16.6 million dollars for the last national campaign. Republicans accounted for 9.42 million and Democrats for 7.15 million. The Senate campaign funds committees described the total as spent through national committees, independent groups, and state party bodies.
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Senate
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